Yes it is true, I have said it before and I will say it again, Kidney Stones are the Devil. The pain from having kidney stones is literally like labor pains. It comes in waves....waves of excruciating back stabbing, groin lingering, vomit inducing, horrible no good very bad pain. And then you give birth to the stone....also known as the Devil. This is my Fourth stone in the past year and a half and it was not a fun experience, I must say it was not as bad as the last one, not as large, not as painful and it did not require surgery and hospitalization. But the point is it sucked, and I would like to be rid of these darn things. I had to modify my diet back in April and give up tons of food that I like so I could eliminate the oxalates from my diet as they are the culprit causing the stones, I cant filter them out so I must eliminate them out...no berries, nuts, CHOCOLATE, beans, potatoes, tea, and so much more....The doc said its just residual oxalates making their way out, so I hope they are all out now because I sure would like to be done with this mess and I sure hope I did not give up things like CHOCOLATE for nothing! I'm still on the Flomax, that stuff makes you pee like you cant believe, got another two days to go then I can go back to taking 9 pills a day and not 10! Sheesh!
Lets see.....so we've done some fun things this summer...
There was Oregon, which I talked about but never posted any photos. There were the famous stairs of doom....that were described as "a lovely 70 steps to the beach" ...I loved the sign at the top of the stairs that said "Use stairs at own Risk". Great View, and neat house though. Pokey was the big raffle winner at the casino arcade so we came away on top after the three day weekend.
We were able to take all the Girls and Pokey to the Mariners game and it was in Support of a Good Cause.
Pokey, Auntie H and me went to the Strawberry Festival on Vashon Island...Pokey Met the Saftey Dog.
Of course there was our Trip to Idaho, we had such a good time. I wish we had a chance to go back this summer but we seem to be running out of summer!
Then of course there is the chicklets. Pokey and I have spent a lot of time with them. We have been everywhere from shopping, to the water park, to the museum, library, parks, beach, rollerskating rink and of course their all time favorite place.....7-11 for slurpees!! Here is a pic of us at the park ...notice the science lesson...the solar system we drew with the sidewalk chalk!
We have got to see Miss Madison and that is always such a joy. Its amazing how much her and Austin both act alike and have similar facial features, their little gap in the teeth, their little nose and slightly down slanted eyes, they even have this way of scrunching up their noses when they smile, it totally cracks me up! He loves to hang out with is Auntie Madison!!
Yeah this summer has been full of a lot of fun times. I cant complain, we have been blessed with just enough to get by and that's darn good in my book! And when things look slim, something always seems to come through. The next few weeks will bring us a wedding reception for my mom in Yakima, A Garage Sale, The all Important Fantasy Football Draft, A Wedding where we will be dressed as Superheros (don't worry I will share photos), a Big Day for Pokey, and all the other stuff in between.
I'm Praying for Grant, for my GrandpaZ, For my GrandmaZ, For my Dad, for my Claim,for a new ortho doc, for Stellan,For Noah, For Melissa, for guidance with Pokey.
I'm Thankful for my insurance, for my Grandpa and Grandpa H, for Pokeys Daddy, for Gods way of stepping in during my time of need, I may not notice it at the time but looking back I sure am thankful, for my Dads, For each and every day, For Pokeys smile and the way he wakes me up on the days we get to sleep in.
I'm Hopeful for my claim, for tomorrow, for getting things paid off one day at a time =), for learning to accept there are things I cannot do, for being ok with that, for my new braces!, my new ortho doc, Pokeys Future.
Gumby / Mommy Zebra
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